avid keyboard shortcuts bible 2009

For MEDIA COMPOSER, SYMPHONY & XPRESS PRO

Benjamin Hershleder & Avid Technology Published by Moviola Arranged for Scribd by Kristian Gabriel

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Macintosh Windows Details

Option + click Pan slider Alt + click Pan slider Snaps to Mid in Audio Mix tool

Option + click Volume slider Alt + click Volume slider Snaps to 0 dB in Audio EQ and Audio

tools

Option + click Audio Track Monitor

button Alt + click Audio Track Monitor button

Selects track for audio scrub

monitoring

Option + click Track Solo button

(Automation Gain tool)

or

Option + number (1 to 8) at top of

keyboard

Alt + click Track Solo button

(Automation Gain tool)

or

Alt + number (1 to 8) at top of

keyboard

Mutes selected track (1 to 8)

Option + drag keyframe Alt + drag keyframe Moves selected audio keyframe

horizontally in Timeline

Option + click digital scrub parameters

in Composer monitor

Alt + click digital scrub parameters in

Composer monitorOption + click

digital scrub parameters in Composer

monitor

Opens Audio Settings dialog box

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= Command Key


+N Ctrl + N Creates a new bin

+A Ctrl + A Selects all items in the active bin or the Project Window, if

selected

+W Ctrl + W Closes open windows, bins or dialog boxes

+P Ctrl + P Prints the selected bin in whatever view you have selected

(Text, Frame or Script View)

+D Ctrl + D Duplicates selected clip(s), sequence(s), or title(s)

+Shift+G Shift + Ctrl + G Creates a Group Clip from selected Master Clips or Sub

Clips

+I Ctrl + I

First, select clips or sequences in the bin, then use this

shortcut to open the Console window, which will display

useful information

Shift + Ctrl + click Clip

Menu

Shift + Ctrl + click Clip

Menu

Hold down these shortcut keys, then click on the Clip

Menu. By holding down these keys, you have changed the

Relink selection to Unlink

Option + drag clips between

bins

Alt + drag clips between

bins Makes a copy of the clip.

+Click Ctrl+Alt+Click Using the shortcut, click on the Clip (the icon in Text View

or the frame image in Frame View or Script View) or the

Sequence Icon. This will create a pop-up window of

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information about the selected item.

+L Ctrl+L When in Frame View or Script View, this shortcut will

increase the size of the Clip Frame images.

+K Ctrl+K When in Frame View or Script View, this shortcut will

decrease the size of the Clip Frame images.

+T Ctrl+T

When in Frame View, this shortcut will make the Clip

Frame images align to an invisible grid. A good way to

remember this shortcut is to think that "T" stands for

"Tidy-up."

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Capturing Shortcuts

When you are in Capture Mode (a.k.a. Digitize Mode), the Avid Media Composer takes control of your "F" keys.

Whatever you may have mapped to them is replaced by the functions detailed below.

Keyboard Shortcut Details

F1

While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F1 will mark the In-Point of a

subclip. If you press F1 at a later time (before pressing the F2 key) the in-Point will be

updated.

F2 While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F2 will mark the Out-Point of a

subclip.

F3 Adds a Red locator to the clip

F4 When in Capture Mode, F4 begins the capture.

When in Log Mode, F4 logs a Master Clip to the bin.

F5 Adds a Red locator to the clip

F6 Adds a Green locator to the clip

F7 Adds a Blue locator to the clip

F8 Adds a Cyan locator to the clip

F9 Adds a Magenta locator to the clip

F10 Adds a Yellow locator to the clip

F11 Adds a Black locator to the clip

F12 Adds a White locator to the clip

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Editing Shortcuts

= Command Key


+Z Ctrl + Z Performs an Undo of a previous editing operation such as

Mark In or Splice.

+R Ctrl + R Performs an Redo of a previous editing operation such as

Mark In or Splice.

+C Ctrl + C Copies the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on

the selected tracks.

+V Ctrl + V Pastes copied material onto the same tracks from which it

was copied, at the point at which you Mark In.

Option+ Alt+

Copies the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on

the selected tracks, and places it not just into the

Clipboard, but into the Source Window. This makes it very

quick an easy to copy material and then be able to edit it

onto *any* appropriate track in your sequence.

Option+ Alt+

Lifts the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the

selected tracks, and places it immediately into the Source

Window.

Option+ Alt+

Extracts the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on

the selected tracks, and places it immediately into the

Source Window.

Option + double-click on a

Clip, Sequence, or Title icon

Alt + double-click on a Clip,

Sequence, or Title icon in a

Opens the selected item(s) in a pop-up monitor.

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in a bin bin

Option + click on either the

Source Monitor or Record

Monitor

Alt + click on either the

Source Monitor or Record

Monitor

Changes the cursor/pointer to a hand-icon. You can now

drag a subclip or a subsequence to a bin.

Option + drag a clip (or

multiple clips) into the

Record monitor

Alt + drag a clip (or multiple

clips) into the Record

monitor

The clip(s) will be Spliced into your Sequence at the Mark

In position.

Shift + drag a clip (or


Record monitor

Shift + drag a clip (or


Record monitor

The clip(s) will be Overwritten into your Sequence at the

Mark In position.

+L Ctrl + L

With either the Source Monitor or the Record Monitor

selected, use this shortcut to enlarge the image.

With the Timeline active, use this shortcut to enlarge the

track width for selected tracks.

+K Ctrl + K

With either the Source Monitor or the Record Monitor

selected, use this shortcut to reduce the image.

With the Timeline active, use this shortcut to reduce the

track width for selected tracks.

Opt+ Alt+

Ignores the Track Selectors and places an In and Out

Mark based on the two nearest transitions to the blue

Position Indicator.

Esc Esc Toggles between making the Source and Record monitors

active.

+Apostrophe Ctrl+Apostrophe Sends selected window back to its default location.

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Effect Mode Shortcuts

= Command Key


Tab (in Effect Editor) Tab (in Effect Editor) Moves from one active slider to next.

Shift + Left or Right Arrow Shift + Left or Right Arrow Moves 10 units on a slider instead of 1 unit.

Option + drag corner, side,

or center of wire frame

Alt + drag corner, side, or

center of wire frame

Displays the image as you move it, rather than displaying

just a wire frame outline.

Option + drag keyframe Alt + drag keyframe

Grab an active keyframe in the Keyframe Position Bar and

move it earlier or later in time. Be sure you get the "hand

icon" before you attempt to move a keyframe.

+ A Ctrl + A With the Keyframe Position Bar active, this will select all

the keyframes.

Select segment + Delete

key

Select segment + Delete

key Removes an effect.

Select a segment, and then

Option + double-click an

Effect in the Effect Palette or

an Effect Template in a bin.

Select a segment, and then

Alt + double-click an Effect

in the Effect Palette or an

Effect Template in a bin.

This allows you to add an effect to a segment that already

has an effect on it, creating a "Nest." This also allows you

to place one effect over multiple segments that are

selected. Using Alt/Opt + Double-click is what Avid calls

"Auto Nesting."

+ Option + click and

drag video image (with

image zoomed in)

Ctrl + Alt + click and drag

video image (with image

zoomed in)

Changes the Arrow/cursor pointer to the Hand pointer

for moving an enlarged video image around in the

Record Monitor. This is also useful for moving the working

area around when using the Advanced Keyframe features

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or when using the Speed and Position Graphs in the

Timewarp Motion Effect Editor Window.

Opt + Alt + Renders to the last drive selected, without bringing up the

render dialog box.

Press P while rendering Press P while rendering Displays the percentage of the render that is complete.

Press T while rendering Press T while rendering Displays render time completed and an estimated total

render time.

+ . (period) Ctrl + . (period)

Stops the render process and displays a dialog box asking

if you would like to keep the already rendered portion or

not. Keeping the rendered portion means that the next

time you render that effect it will pick up where you left

off.

Click anywhere in the

Timecode track

Click anywhere in the

Timecode track

This will quickly take you out of Effect Mode and return

you to Source/Record Mode. Note: this shortcut does not

work in Avid Xpress Pro.

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Playing and Marking


Opt +

or

Alt +

or Steps forward or backward 10 frames.

Opt +

or

Alt +

or Steps forward or backward 1 field.

Opt +

or

Alt +

or

In the Position Bar (underneath the Source and Record

monitors), you can grab the marks with the hand icon

and move them earlier or later. NOTE: this works

only one mark at a time.

Opt +

or

Alt +

or Marks an In or an Out.

Opt +

or

Alt +

or Goes to Mark In or Mark Out

Ctrl + Alt + Mark an In and an Out and use this shortcut to loop the

playback until stopping it.

or or

Press either of these keys multiple times and you will

speed up, much like shifting gears. The speeds are as

follows:

1st press = 30fps

2nd press = 60fps

3rd press = 90fps

4th press = 150fps

5th press = 240fps

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NOTE: use the key to stop the playback at any

time.

NOTE: This shortcut also works when in Trim Mode.

Opt +

or

Alt +

or

While speeding along, using the shortcut directly above

this one, use Opt/Alt + Play Forward or Play Reverse to

"down shift" or "up shift" the speed without having to

come to a complete stop as when using the Pause key.

Holding

and then Holding

or

Holding

and then Holding

or

This will scrub the audio forward or reverse at just 8fps.


Holding

and then Tapping

or

Holding

and then Tapping

or

This will scrub the audio forward or reverse just one frame

at a time.


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Timeline Shortcuts

= Command Key


+ click

near a

transition in

the Timeline

Ctrl + click

near

atransition in

the Timeline

Snaps the blue position indicator to the "head frame" (the first frame) of a segment. It

also makes the blue position indicator snap to Mark In points or to the next audio

keyframe.

+ Opt

click near a

transition in

the Timeline

Ctrl + Alt click

near a

transition in

the Timeline

Snaps the blue position indicator to the "tail frame" (the last frame) of a segment. It

also makes the blue position indicator snap to Mark In points or to the next audio

keyframe.

+ L Ctrl + L Increases the height of selected track(s).

+ K Ctrl + K Decreases the height of selected track(s).

Opt + drag Ctrl + drag

Hold down the Option key (Mac) or the Control key (PC), then place your

cursor between two tracks. The resize icon will appear. Now when you

hold the mouse button down you make the track wider or narrower. In the example

pictured, it is the V1 track that is being effected.

+ [ or ]

(left or right

bracket)

Ctrl + [ or ]

(left or right

bracket)

Shows more or less detail in the Timeline. "More Detail" and "Less Detail" are also

selections from the Timeline Fast Menu, if you'd like to map these functions to your

keyboard. A common location to map these functions to are the up arrow and down

arrow keys.

+ F Ctrl + F Opens the "Find" dialog box. This allows you to search the timeline for clip names,

source (tape) names that are displayed, text in locators, etc.

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+ Y Ctrl + Y Adds a new video track.

+ U Ctrl + U Adds a new audio track.

Opt + + Y Alt + Ctrl + Y Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video

track.

Opt + + U Alt + Ctrl + U Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video

track.

+ click on

video or audio

monitor icon

in track

selector panel

Ctrl + click on

video or audio

monitor icon

in track

selector panel

NOTE: you may "solo" up to 16 audio tracks at one time,

however you may only solo 1 video track at a time.

Shift + click

segments

when in

Segment

Mode or Effect

Mode

Shift + click

segments

when in

Segment Mode

or Effect Mode

Allows you to select multiple segments.

+ drag a

segment

when in

Segment

Mode

Ctrl + drag a

segment when

in Segment

Mode

Snaps the "head" of the selected segment(s) to a transition (that occurs on any track

in the Timeline), as well as to Mark In, Mark Out and the blue position indicator.

Opt + +

drag a

segment

when in

Segment

Alt + Ctrl +

drag a

segment when

in Segment

Mode

Snaps the "tail" of the selected segment(s) to a transition (that occurs on any track in

the Timeline), as well as to Mark In, Mark Out and the blue position indicator.

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Mode

Ctrl + drag up

or down

Shift + Ctrl +

drag up or

down

Allows you to move segments to a higher or lower track without letting them move left

or right, and thus getting out of sync.

Lasso one or

more

segments

Lasso one or

more

segments

You must begin by clicking in the Timeline Window (the area with no tracks), then

lasso the segments by going from LEFT to RIGHT, making sure your lasso totally

surrounds the desired segments. This will place you into Segment Mode, specifically

the last one you used during that session.

Ctrl + Lasso

one or more

segments

Alt + Lasso

one or more

segments

Same as above, except you can now lasso segments inside the timeline tracks.

Lasso a

transition

Lasso a

transition


lasso only a transition (on one or multiple tracks) making sure your lasso totally

surrounds the desired transition(s). This will place you into Trim Mode.

Ctrl + Lasso Alt + Lasso Same as above, except you can now lasso transitions inside the timeline tracks.

Lasso one or

more

segments

Lasso one or

more

segments


lasso just one segment per track by going from RIGHT to LEFT, making sure your lasso

totally surrounds the desired segments. This will place you into Trim Mode, specifically

the "Slip" function of trimming.

Ctrl + Lasso Alt + Lasso Same as above, except you can now lasso segments inside the timeline tracks.

+ A Ctrl + A Selects all tracks

Shift +

+ A

Shift +

Ctrl + A De-selects all tracks

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Opt +

Alt +

Performs a match-frame, but does not remove previously placed Mark In or Mark out

points.

Opt +

Alt +

For the clip on the top-most selected track, this opens the bin in which that clip resides

(if located within the project).

+ /

(forward

slash)

Ctrl + /

(forward

slash)

Displays the entire Sequence in the Timeline Window.

+ M Ctrl + M Allows the editor to select an area of the timeline to "zoom" into. The smaller the

slection, the greater the magnification.

+ J Ctrl + J After using the "Zoom" shortcut above, this shortcut allows the editor to return to the

previously used timeline magnification.

Trim Mode Shortcuts


Opt +

or

Alt +

or

Ignores the track selector panel configuration and will

jump to the previous or next transition in the Timeline.

Opt + Drag Alt + Drag

When in a Single Roller Trim configuration, this allows the

user to SHORTEN segments without getting out of sync. It

does this by replacing the trimmed footage with Filler.

NOTE: Sync Locks must be disabled for this to work.

Opt + Alt +

After exiting Trim mode, this places the editor back in

Trim Mode and into the Trim Roller configuration that was

last used.

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Tools Shortcuts

= Command key


+ = (equals) Ctrl + = (equals)

First, select the Composer Window, a Bin, the Timeline or

the Capture Tool, then use this shortcut to quickly open

the related settings. To open the Trim settings, you must

be in Trim Mode AND make sure that the Composer

window is active (rather than the Timeline window).

+ 0 Ctrl + 0 Opens or selects the Timeline window

+ 1 Ctrl + 1 Audio tool

+ 2 Ctrl + 2 Avid Calculator

+ 3 Ctrl + 3 Command Pallette

+ 4 Ctrl + 4 Composer window

+ 5 Ctrl + 5 Media Creation

+ 6 Ctrl + 6 Console

+ 7 Ctrl + 7 Capture Tool

+ 8 Ctrl + 8 Effects Pallette

+ 9 Ctrl + 9 Project window

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